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Nutritional Deficiency and its Modulation in Old Age

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This chapter covers physiological roles, dietary requirements and deficiencies associated to macronutrients and micronutrients in older people. It has been postulated that mitochondrial failure and oxidative stress are major events in cell aging and death. Nutritional modulation of mitochondria and antioxidant activities of nutrients and other bioactive compounds from functional foods help to reduce the risk of chronic diseases of aging

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Ferrari, C.K. (2006). Nutritional Deficiency and its Modulation in Old Age. In: Rattan, S.I., Kassem, M. (eds) Prevention and Treatment of Age-related Diseases. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5058-5_16

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